In recent days, Donald Trump and his administration have been pushing for a no-holds-barred approach to imposing tariffs on dozens of countries.
Even some administration officials were laughing when a report first emerged that the president had agreed to a 90-day suspension of tariffs, which briefly sent global stock markets soaring.
But now that the suspension has been confirmed, the implementation of Trump's promise to reform the US manufacturing sector is likely to be delayed.
The White House said the initial announcement, before a brief pause, was meant to allow for negotiations with individual countries.
"We have over 75 countries now contacting us, and I know more will come," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a press conference shortly after the announcement.
So is the U.S. withdrawal due to initial resistance, or is it a Trump strategy before he enters the negotiations?
Shortly after the announcement, some of Trump's aides - who had initially shown no sign of backing down - came out to cheer the administration's new move.
The president's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, said the new move came at the right time and in the right way.
There were no details on Trump's tariff suspension, which he announced on his Twitter account Truth. But does the suspension include the European Union? By "Europe," he means Mexico and Canada, which initially waived the 10 percent tariff. Will the tariffs only apply to certain categories?
On Wednesday evening, Trump confirmed that the global trade slowdown, and "people are showing their concern" after initially appearing to be indifferent to what was being said.
He initially appeared on his Truth blog, urging people to "stay calm," and promised that "everything will work out."
Trump himself ultimately called off the effort to make some changes to his own policy.
He insisted that the tax cuts were a mistake, suggesting that the economic slowdown was a long-overdue problem.
For their part, Democrats have expressed their displeasure with Trump's actions, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accusing Trump of "a chaotic administration."
But it is thought that the reasons for Trump's decision to cancel the effort may not be entirely unfounded.
This move, as seen, has caused global stock markets to rise, but now the trade war between China and the United States is heating up, as the tariffs imposed on China have reached 125 percent.
This move must affect global trade, but it is also part of the US foreign policy - at least under the former president, Joe Biden, who is a Democrat - because they are interested in reducing China's power.
Now the main wait is whether the steps that Trump has taken in recent weeks - confusing US allies and threatening to create a new global trade order - will have any effect.
And in 90 days, after this Trump-imposed suspension expires, it is possible that the drama that began this week could return to normal.